---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000037996-25-000074"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "F"
cik: "0000037996"
company_name: "FORD MOTOR CO"
filed_at: "2025-05-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T19:13:42.978750+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ford appoints Kyle Crockett as Chief Accounting Officer; annual meeting votes ratified

## Summary
- Crockett, former Carrier VP/Controller/CAO, becomes Ford CAO effective after Q2 2025 10-Q filing.
- Compensation: $575k base salary, 75% bonus target, $600k stock award, $3.95M sign-on bonus (cash + RSUs).
- Crockett succeeds Mark Kosman, who moves to another finance role at Ford.
- Annual meeting: all 15 director nominees elected; say-on-pay and tax benefit plan approved; PwC ratified.
- Shareholder proposal on supply chain emissions and net zero goals rejected.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000037996-25-000074
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: F
- cik: 0000037996
- company_name: FORD MOTOR CO
- filed_at: 2025-05-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/37996/000003799625000074/0000037996-25-000074-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/37996/000003799625000074/f-20250507.htm

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